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Matthew T. Abruzzo (1889-1971) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April
30, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
clerk to U.S. Judge Martin
T. Manton; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 1936-66;
took senior status 1966; senior judge, 1966-71.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Potomac, Montgomery
County, Md., May 28,
1971 (age 82 years, 28
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Charles Joseph Bonaparte (1851-1921) —
also known as "Charlie the Crook
Chaser" —
Born in Baltimore,
Md., June 9,
1851.
Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Maryland; U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1905-06; U.S.
Attorney General, 1906-09.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry.
Died in Baltimore
County, Md., June 28,
1921 (age 70 years, 19
days).
Interment at Loudon
Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Thomas Ludwig John D'Alesandro Jr. (1903-1987) —
also known as Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr. —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., August
1, 1903.
Democrat. Insurance
business; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1927-33; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1939-47; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1948,
1952,
1956,
1964;
mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 1947-59; member of Democratic
National Committee from Maryland, 1954; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1958.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Eagles;
Moose.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., August
23, 1987 (age 84 years, 22
days).
Interment at New
Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Thomas Ludwig John D'Alesandro III (b. 1929) —
also known as Thomas D'Alesandro III —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., July 24,
1929.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,
1964;
mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 1967-71.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry.
Still living as of 2018.
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Joseph Charles Feduccia (1910-1978) —
also known as Joe Feduccia —
of Cleveland, Bolivar
County, Miss.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., 1910.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1960;
circuit judge in Mississippi 11th District, 1971-78.
Sicilian ancestry.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., October
28, 1978 (age about 68
years).
Interment at New
Cleveland Cemetery, Cleveland, Miss.
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Relatives: Son
of Salvatore A. Feduccia and Maria Grace (Serio)
Feduccia. |
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John Alexander Giannetti Jr. (b. 1964) —
also known as John A. Giannetti, Jr. —
of Laurel, Prince
George's County, Md.
Born, in a hospital,
at Camp Lejeune, Onslow
County, N.C., June 9,
1964.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates District 13-B, 1999-2003; defeated,
1994; member of Maryland
state senate 21st District, 2003-.
Catholic.
Italian, Irish,
and American
Indian ancestry. Member, Chi Phi;
Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; Jaycees;
Sons
of Italy; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 2003.
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Aquila Paca (1738-1788) —
Born in Baltimore,
Md., June 21,
1738.
Member of Maryland
state executive council, 1783-84.
English
and Italian ancestry.
Died in 1788
(age about
50 years).
Burial location unknown.
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William Paca (1740-1799) —
of Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, Md.
Born in Abingdon, Baltimore County (now Harford
County), Md., October
31, 1740.
Lawyer;
planter;
delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1774-76; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1774-80; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of Maryland
state senate, 1777-79; Governor of
Maryland, 1782-85; delegate
to Maryland convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788; U.S.
District Judge for Maryland, 1789-99; died in office 1799.
Anglican.
English
and Italian ancestry.
Died in Queenstown, Queen
Anne's County, Md., October
23, 1799 (age 58 years, 357
days).
Interment at Wye Plantation, Queenstown, Md.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
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Vincent Luke Palmisano (1882-1953) —
also known as Vincent L. Palmisano —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Termini, Sicily, Italy,
August
5, 1882.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates from Baltimore city 1st District,
1914-15; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1927-39; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1940.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, Foresters.
Disappeared
from his home, and either died by suicide
or was murdered,
January
12, 1953 (age 70 years, 160
days). His body was recovered from Baltimore Harbor, March 5,
1953.
Interment at New
Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Nancy Pelosi (b. 1940) —
also known as Annunciata D'Alesandro —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., March
26, 1940.
Democrat. California
Democratic state chair, 1981-83; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
speaker, 1984,
1996;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1987-2018 (5th District 1987-93,
8th District 1993-2013, 12th District 2013-18); member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 2004-08.
Female.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry.
Inducted, National
Women's Hall of Fame, 2013.
Still living as of 2019.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Thomas
Ludwig John D'Alesandro Jr. and Annunciata (Lombardi)
D'Alesandro; sister of Thomas
Ludwig John D'Alesandro III; married, September
7, 1963, to Paul
Francis Pelosi (brother of Ronald
Virgil Pelosi); mother of Christine
Pelosi. |
| | | Political family: Pelosi-D'Alesandro
family of San Francisco, California. |
| | | Cross-reference: Cecile
Richards |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — OurCampaigns
candidate detail — National
Women's Hall of Fame |
| | | Books by Nancy Pelosi: Know
Your Power: A Message to America's Daughters, with Amy Hill
Hearth (2009) |
| | | Books about Nancy Pelosi: Marc
Sandalow, Madam
Speaker: Nancy Pelosi's Life, Times, and Rise to
Power — Ronald M. Peters, Speaker
Nancy Pelosi and the New American Politics — Vincent
Bzdek, Woman
of the House: The Rise of Nancy Pelosi |
| | | Critical books about Nancy Pelosi:
Rochelle Schweizer, She's
the Boss: The Disturbing Truth About Nancy Pelosi |
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Prospero Schiaffino (1846-1910) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Camoglia, Italy,
October
17, 1846.
Shipbroker;
steamship
agent; Consular
Agent for Italy in Baltimore,
Md., 1890-1907; Vice-Consul
for Spain in Baltimore,
Md., 1896-98, 1900-07.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Walbrook, Baltimore,
Md., November
12, 1910 (age 64 years, 26
days).
Interment at New
Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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John Joseph Sirica (1904-1992) —
also known as John J. Sirica —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn., March
19, 1904.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
District of Columbia, 1956;
U.S.
District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1957-77; took senior
status 1977.
Italian ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
14, 1992 (age 88 years, 148
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Md.
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